The process of automation, with robots or computer programs doing the work once completed by humans, has been happening for decades, from factories where robotic arms work in assembly lines to office software that completes routine clerical work. The speed of computing alone is making these processes more effective. The computing power in
smartphone ... has empowered automated retail to rapidly outpace traditional retailers and wholesalers, leading to rapid transformations in the economy.
If net employment loss ends up being the result, there will need to be policies to both permanently boost the incomes of Americans and provide retraining. If there is less net
employment loss but significant changes in ... occupational (skills), retraining and temporary adjustment policies will be more effective.
Andrew Stettner, "Mounting a Response to Technological Unemployment," the Century Foundation, April 26, 2018
A. Describe a governmental policy response to the technological changes depicted in the excerpt.
B. Explain how an ideological perspective corresponds to the policy response described in part A.
C. Explain how core American values could be affected by technological innovations in the economy